WordPress plugin comparison

Markdown for WordPress and bbPress vs Text Replace

Markdown for WordPress and bbPress

by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)

50+ installs5.0

Text Replace

by Scott Reilly

3K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Text Replace has more active installs: 3K+, against 50+ for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
On a typical day, Text Replace is downloaded about 14 times, Markdown for WordPress and bbPress about 3.
Markdown for WordPress and bbPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 18 reviews.
Text Replace was updated more recently: Jul 12, 2021, against May 21, 2008 for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
Text Replace is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.7.21, against 2.5.1 for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
Text Replace has been around longer: since 2004, against 2008 for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.

Text Replace leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Markdown for WordPress and bbPress	Text Replace
Popular rank	#20,657	#3,953
Active installs	50+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	55	409
Rating	5.0(1)	4.4(18)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	2.5.1	5.7.21
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	18 years ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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